I debating whether I should pick up gongshim again. I dropped it after main girl decided she will continue with lawsuit despite the huge risk of putting her family on streets.

I understand why she feels her life is unfair bc of the way parents and sister treats her but risking to put her entire family (her BP gas station job ain't gonna be enough to support family) into ruins rub me wrong way.

I see praises ppl give the drama so I wonder if I should try again. I am all for main girl getting her fair justice. Just another way.

Mirror of the Witch is good though it leaves a bit confuse like who the heck SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER brought sidekick with Seo Ri back to life SPOILER did I miss explanation?

Oh Hae Young Again.. I keep telling myself I watch it... I am not Eric bias... I feel nothing for him so I wonder if the show would be something I will like still?

I can't wait for new shows start.

I think I am over with OHY,
I feel like I already saw that side of the character before and it's not doing it for me anymore
Instead, it grows backward to me,

it still enjoyable but I just feel like it lost the steam, it's normal for Kdrama to becomes a bit slow but Idk if they got anymore problem left.
Also the feeling that love solves it all never bugged me more, so you just need to found love?

Then the fact that I consider OHY is the person I didn't agree now, she is narrator that make the story line move to favor her but if I saw it from outside, there's nothing really wrong,
she holds the grudge too much because she is unhappy

and poor the other people who just be a lone villain for the story when they could do better,
the imbalance of the story looked so real despite how pretty it's filmed. It's kind of story I hate to read but when I enjoy when I watch (because of the performance)

TL;DR, AOHY still look pretty and enjoyable but it's actually old predictable kdrama with very brilliant actress, she makes the nuisance and make you care,
eric is not doing anything for me,

Glad to hear from chickachunga and tiny beanie this week.

"The performances are so strong, and I’m either tearing up because my heart is heavy or because my heart is full from all the life truths."

This line from chickachunga about Dear my Friends is probably the reason why I dropped watching the show. it was so real that I got so emotional and for dramaland I do not really prefer very emotional stuff. Though, kudos to Noh Hee Kyung for making this real characters and inducing emotions within us without for forcing them.

Yay! Thanks for sharing your thoughts recappers^^

I have a love-hate feels for this new feature. I've always wanted to know the writer's take on dramas they're not recapping but currently watching so I always look forward to this. But then I got curious about these new dramas you guys are gushing over so I ended up watching them! Gone are my drama rules of : 2 dramas MAX/week ; thou shall pledge allegiance to 2 oppas at a time.
Now I have 4 on my plate including my very first sageuk, Mirror of the Witch (SO AWESOME!!)
Thank God for Ramadan office timings I have enough time for all these dramas....for now!^^

I think I'll watch 1N2D again...I marathoned 6 episodes of Lucky Romance and boy... I realized that I like RYJ so much that I managed to do that. How can someone looks sexy while talking too fast?

Glad so many are still watching Hae Young. I still love it, but I figured out what's bothering me about it. In earlier episodes, it was about all aspects of our characters - love lives, family, work, friends, etc. Now, its only about their love lives (especially the main couple), so it doesn't feel as rich and nuanced. Its still a gorgeous show and funny, but we need to get back to exploring the characters as people instead of just their feelings for each other.

I'm not worried about Do-kyung dying. I think there's a good chance we're going to get an open ending, but if we do see his death, I think he'll be an old, happy man. Remember when Inappropriate Psychiatrist asked him how he felt when he saw his visions? DK said that he felt like he was at the end of a long, lonely life, about to die. So I think there's a (slim) chance that they'll show us the opposite-- though I think it's more likely to just be implied since they've already shown us that he's reversing his fate by what he's learning about how to really live.

It's possible that all the talk about "someone dies" refers to a part of DK (the bottled-up, guilt-ridden, afraid-to-be-vulnerable self) that needs to "die" in order for DK to be able to open his heart and be happy. Btw, I'm curious if there's an equivalent expression in Korean to "bottled-up" (to refer to unexpressed emotions)-- if so, that gives a whole new meaning to Hoon's script's title, "Passionate Bottle Opener".

I found what I think is the mother of all OHYA Easter eggs which points to a major twist (but like everything else in this drama, is open to interpretation). I've thought long and hard about whether I should reveal it, but I've decided to wait a little longer out of respect for people who might not want to know yet. Show keeps dropping bigger and bigger hints though-- I'll probably discuss it next week if it hasn't already been revealed. In the meantime, it's driving me NUTS not being able to talk about it.

While reading JB's comments I realized that Eric is not doing anything for me either and same with Hwang Jung-eum in Lucky romance, while the other two are holding all my interest.
I would love to see Seo Hyun-jin and Ryu Jun-yeol paired up together someday, that would one amazing matchup.

I started watching 1N2D because of Yoon Shi-yoon and I didn't think I could love this guy any more than I already do, but I DO!

He's well read and has tons of books in his house! I haven't even gotten to his quirks yet. Now I'm curious what they are.

I've finally decided to pick up my arse and get myself out of the funk I was in after "Marriage Contract" ended-- even though my heart still aches and longs for the show and I still go back to watch snippets of it-- and started another drama (binge, really) and decided that it would be "Oh Hae Young Again", and I am happy to say that I like the show =) I don't love it (I don't think I will love another 2016 drama like I do "Marriage Contract") and it has its flaws, but I like the malancholy feel of it, liking how it's so beautifully shot, and love Seo Hyun Jin in this role =) I feel like this is the first role of her's that she's really taken ownership of and I love her interpretation of our Hae Young and making her so relatable and memorable, yet, so spunky and loveable.... Most of all, I love that our Hae Young has a backbone of her own

I'm still not all caught up yet-- only on Episode 8-- but I have a feeling that it won't take me very long until I will be all caught up ;)

I couldn't watch Monster after they sent 30 year olds as newbies to summer camp and then asked them to solve bet-the-company level patent litigation with zero legal training for a major multinational corporation. Nope, sorry.

Squad 38 looks to be fun. I enjoy Ma Dong Seok (sp?) and SIG was charming in this first ep with some slick moves on the con job.

MOTW: I do wish the actress was a bit older here. KSR is about 3-5 years too young for this role even if she's really good on her own. It's just the rest of the cast is so much older and more mature that there's a palpable mismatch.

OHYA: I saw earlier that Lucky Romance is getting a movie? I think there's a hilarious rom com in Sookyung and Jinsang's side plot that would be great to explore as a standalone movie.

I'm surprised that no one, I mean no one including the commenters mentioned Master-God of Noodle?!??! Come one guys, I mean I'm not expecting much since drama watchers in general watch rom-coms but really??? At least, I expected that a blogger from this popular website is going to mention it... I was even more surprised that even though there are so many members now, not even one is recapping this show. Seriously, I was thinking of recapping this show because no one does (only if i wasn't so lazy...). I want to read comments and analyzation of this show but I can't find that here, especially from people who are fluent in Korean (which I'm not).

Oh well, I'll do the pleasure to mention it though. The reason why I am so adamant for this show to be recognized is because it's the best show for this season - plot, dialogue, directing, cast, and cinematography are all well-done in this show. Really, I was having withdrawal symptoms from Signal before this drama came and at least, it help filling a portion of the void... *talks through a walkie-talkie* Lee Jae Han hyongsa-nim!! Park Hae Young!!! Cha Soo Hyun!!! Can you hear me!?!??

i am LOVING Beautiful Gong Shim right now! It's really cute and i really want to see gong shim's character develop and gain more confidence in the next coming episodes. Also, Namgoong min is ripped af so a nice angsty shower scene would be nice

Another Oh Hae-young : I thought Eric's face is too relaxed when he said "I'm sorry" to Mama Oh (Papa Oh wrist-grab scene), turns out he's not sorry at all anyway for ruining Hae-young's wedding. So I thought 'Ah..that's why he's not showing any remorse on his face'. It's only my interpretation though.

Five Children : I still like the first couple the most, because their chemistry is the strongest. I'm looking forward to the kids' reaction of them dating. Of course, the Yeon-tae Sang-min couple is the most popular, even amongst knetizens but I feel like they lack in chemistry. Idk whether it's because Yeon-tae is a stiff person or it's both actors' limitation. The fight between the brothers though. I love it! Sang-min is just so unpredictable. Lastly, Sun-young looks pretty in her wedding dress :)

I dream of the day when most kdramas are 12-14 episodes and even less than that when necessary.

Is it just me or is Mirror of the Witch intriguing and surprising for all the wrong reasons?
I like the show for the production values, the fantasy elements, and the cast, even the plot in general is very interesting. However, where this drama confuses me is the day-to-day business. SPOILER is Hyunseo dumb, because why would he repeatedly put Yeonhee in dangerous situations to test out his theories, with NO backup plans whatsoever in case things go wrong? (burning the talisman to see if Heo Jun really is the human talisman, separating Heo Jun from Yeonhee so Pyongyeon can see Yeonhee's curse, etc.) Also why did the Queen change her mind all of a sudden? I mean, where's the thought process, or maybe she didn't think it through and just flip-flopped for audience's surprise? SPOILER END
The specific of the curse or its logic is never discussed (why would it affect the country? why was Hyunseo kept alive? I can think of 1000 ways that the evil shamen that Yeom Jung Ah plays can achieve her goal 10 episodes ago, and yet she hasn't done it. Also where did Yeonhee's power come from? And I thought the editing where scenes cut away before a character is about to do something, only to make it mysterious, looks so awkward. We don't visit the thread of action until much later, making the mystery at once underwhelming and surprising, but not in good way. It almost feels like the show is hiding things because it can (I can think of a few ways that mysteries are built: we only see things from the perspective of the protagonist; or the narrator is unreliable; etc. Literally showing the viewer a scene halfway and then hiding it is NOT a mystery!)
As you can see, I am unable to talk intelligently about this show without vomiting questions. I am also severely confused because no one has brought up these problems, making me question my intelligence as a viewer. Help?

Dear Ms. Javabeans, how are you?. Hope better than last week.

What I'm watching this week
-Oh Hae Young Again, dont really get excited for next episode because I feel like im enough it's happy ending at ep 10 :"D
-Lucky Romance, it got better week by week, Suho is the main reason I'm looking forward for the next episode
-Beautiful Gongshim, this show is just light and I dont get excited while waiting for the next but just enjoying every episode
-Nodame Cantabille (Japan ver), finally catch up and now I know what Korean ver. Lack in, even I prefer anime ver bettter, but it's obviously thousands times better than the korean ver. And again, I fall for chiaki senpai :3

My two pennies :

GS - still my top watch of the week, can't wait to see Gong Shim's transformation, and what's the girl to do with TWO charming chaebol princes after her.

OHY - gave this a try after all the hype, but gave up and just read recaps now, just to know what DK ominous visions mean. This is like a beautiful arthouse film, but too slow for drama length.

MOTW - gave this up and just going for recaps. It could have been great but it doesn't look like there is a solid plot development lately.

LR - currently catching up on this, still invested in the story, and LSH.

Signal - marathon got sidetracked by LR. I'm waiting for the right mood for heavy drama to restart marathon.

S88 - going to start this, like now, for SIG

Geez, didn't realize my drama list is so long, until i list this out.
Thank you for dramabeans recaps I can watch more selectively.

I'm currently watching:

38 Task Force: Good so far! I'm actually watching the second episode as I type. Unsure how Seo In Guk and Ma Dong seok pair up together like how the summary of the drama is, but so far its legit.

Mirror of the Witch: I love this drama. When it was announced I kind of flipped over the age gap between Yoon Si Yoon and Kim Sae Ron, but their chemistry in the drama is really great. From what my Korean friend told me fantasy dramas aren't very popular in Korea, but it's one of the better fantasy dramas I've watched in a long time.

Lucky Romance: Beginning was a little rough and I couldn't see any chemistry between the 4 main characters, but its picking up speed! I'll be keeping up with this.

Another Miss oh: I caught up with all of the episodes that are out within 2 days. It was during finals week too which was kind of a bad idea. This pattern of break up/make up on/off again is kind of annoying, but the main couple is what keeps me watching. I'll be keeping up with this one too.

Master- God of Noodles: I watched the first few episodes of this drama since I love Chun Jung Myung, but it was super dramatic and serious I couldn't get through more than 4 episodes. I might pick this up again once it's finished.

Beautiful Gong Shim: I watched the first episode, but couldn't continue. Lots of people say it's really good and the cute clips on insta really make me want to start it again, but the whole "life is unfair" with her family against her is really tiring for me to watch. Might watch it once its finished.

1N2D: Yoon Si Yoon is such a great addition to 1N2D! He's so funny and competitive and not awkward with the rest of the guys.